Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2020
441. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the amount of funding allocated to County Kildare for youth projects over each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30976/20]
View answerThe tables below sets out the funding allocated to County Kildare Youth projects, as well as funding to Kildare and Wicklow Education Training Board, for the years in question.
Funding to Youth Services in Kildare administered by Kildare & Wicklow ETB 2018 - 2020
|
Youth Projects/Services in Kildare |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
TOTAL |
€539,283 |
€539,283 |
€544,167 |
|
Kildare & Wicklow ETB |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
TOTAL |
€354,822 |
€305,945 |
€375,980 |
In July 2020, the UBU – Your Space Your Place scheme was launched. This is a targeted youth funding scheme aimed at supporting young people between the ages of 10 and 24 who are at risk of becoming disadvantaged, marginalised or vulnerable. It replaces the Special Youth Funding (SPY), the Young Peoples Facilities Funding (Rounds 1 and 2) and Local Drug Task Force funding directed at young people. The launch of UBU – Your Space Your Place marked the culmination of five years preparation, consultation, design and implementation of the reform of youth funding in Ireland recommended in the Value for Money and Policy Review for Youth Programmes (2014).
A key tenet of the UBU – Your Space Your Place scheme is the production of evidence of local need. The scheme entails a robust process by which new services may enter the scheme and existing schemes may be augmented. In allocating funding under the scheme, each ETB carries out an Area Profile, Needs Assessment and Service requirement process. This process draws upon quantitative and qualitative information to objectively identify the needs of young people within the ETB’s functional area. This analysis leads to the development of a Service Requirement which is then used as the basis for discussion between ETBs and service providers in terms of service delivery to meet the needs of young people in the area. This approach ensures that we can target supports to the young people most in need of intervention and that funding is allocated on the basis of evidenced need.
In 2020, UBU funding for Kildare projects amounts to €246,705; a further €246,703 was allocated for the Targeted Youth Funding Scheme (TYFS), and €50,759 is provided for Youth Information Centres in the county.
Kildare & Wicklow ETB, who act on behalf of my Department in administering youth funding in that area, receive funding for Technical Assistance and Youth Work Functions (€190,000 in 2020). They administer the Local Youth Club Funding Scheme, the LBGTI+ funding scheme and the Covid 19 Small grants scheme (€158,500; €4,000 and €3,000 respectively in 2020). The Kildare & Wicklow ETB also administer the 2020 Capital funding scheme for the area which amounted to just over €20,000 in total.
